Countryhold

This long sleeve shirt is made using an early 1900s linen from the English countryside, sourced directly from a woman who has spent 45 years collecting textiles and was ready to pass pieces of her collection along.

Linens of this era were made from hand-beaten flax, a slow and laborious process that produced fabric dense enough to last for generations within a single household. Textiles like this one were rarely purchased casually — they were built into a family's estate, cared for and stored with the intention of being handed down rather than replaced.

This particular piece carries not just the weight of early 20th-century craftsmanship, but the personal history of a collector who spent decades seeking out and preserving pieces like it. Cut and finished by hand, this shirt keeps the original density and character of a linen meant to outlast its first owner.